Delivery mechanism.



Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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DELIVERYv MECHANISM.

YAPPLICATION min oc.ax.1916.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

, C. A lUENGST.

DELIVERY MEcHAmsM. l v

APPLICATIUN FILED OCT. 31| 19H5. l Patented Aug, 13, 41918.

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ggg @Him/Mesi' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. JUENGST, OF CROTUN FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN ASSEMBLING MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION 0F. DELAWARE DELIVERY MECHANISM.

Application filed October 31, 1916. Serial No. 128,704. i

To ZZ wlw/n. 'it may concern.'

lie it known that I. CHARLES A. JUENGST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of `rot on Falls, in the county of lestchesier and Stat-e of New York, have invented certain nen and useful Improvements in Delivery h'lechanism, of which the fols lowing is a specification.

rThis invention relates to conveying apl lcessive steps necessary in applying a cover to or in binding abook, are well known. rheu the hook carrying conveyors in such machines have carried the books in succession past. the various operating devices they then convey the covered books to a point in the path of travel of the conveyer Where they are discharged into the delivery appara tus. A delivery mechanism that has been employed for conveying the books away from the point of discharge consists of an endless conveyer provided with upwardly projecting blades'arranged to hold the books while they are being carried by the delivery mechanism in the same vertical position in which they weref received from the book con v ey er. the hooks as they were discharged by the book conveyer to drop vertically downward to the places on the delivery mechanism. W'hen large and heavy books were being-operated upon, themomentum gathered by the book in its fall was suliicient to cause 4the impact thereof against the delivery conveyor to loosen to some extent the freshly applied cover and otherwise injure the book. The main object. of this invention is to provide means for transferring the books from the hook conveyor to the delivery conveyor without'injury to thebooks. *it* The. invention conslsts principaflflyf"of means for discharging loads in couil'i'i'nation with means n'iovahylel into substantial engagement with the loads before they are discharged to receive thef'loadsfas they are re leased and transfer-.them to a delivery nii-aus with a substantially uniform motion, wherelt has heen the practice to.a1lo\v pear as the specification proceeds. .-f n

In the accompanying' drawingsf threb'isco f illustrated a preferredembodiment fofthe invention, but it is to be understood :that

the invention maybe carried outby 'othery .embodiments and b .i mechanisr'i.l widely di ferentfrom that'se ect'edi for gills'tration t Y Figure'l 'is as side elevation of: a j embodyi "the invention...togeth've wi portion o4 a. book'coveifngfmdcl in vertical section. l" j Y Fig.' 2; isha,- transvesegjverticalfasctio taken through' the 'delivery F mechanism llong. 4the lin'2-'-2 of Fig. 1l with' the transferring.- f, member shown in book receiving position;A 7I Fig. 3 is a plan-'view of the-"devicefgf-I: Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical setlib' along the line 4-14 of Fig. 3 and'. hiyving the transferring member in its llovveredipo sition. Fig. 5 is a-'view similar-.to Fig. 4 showing'. the transferring member-in o; posit-ion'ht `80: the beginnin of its travel with the transe -ferring mem r in book receiving position.

Fiff. 6 is adiagrammat-icy.wiewi-ilogkmggf b toward the left-of Fig.`1..and show1ng ,the,;, i device for simultaneonsl opening a plurale. ity of clamps of the -boo conveyer.--. i 4 Y g 1 In the particular embodimentrjof-theans` vent-ion chosen for illustration there is shown a plurality of conveyers arranged to serve'.` i as a. delivery mechanism for a-fboo'k cover` 90.'

ing machine of the type in `which a, horizontally traveling-'book eonveyer 'carries' the books successively in a vertical 4posi-tion with their backs lowermost from onegpemting-p, mechanism toanother, `a1n.il`ly deposits" \p\|i1 the covered book at. the delivery apparats 4 A preferred methodlfor causing the books', to he carried bv the traveling book con; veyer of the machine is bymeans ofchunps, one or more of which may begopenedfto diss. charge. the books by ,the movement-Aoi; an l, opening.. member driven from .somemoving part otiithe machine. The delivery mecha-v iii'sni'" iiiploydisof tle'rdlesscarriertyp andl iszarranged to maintain...the Boodsffal their vertical j ositionland. to conveyithemj away from tly machinein a direction trans verse to the path' oftravel ofthe ,bookconh vever. The receiving endofthe-deliver mechanism is arranged 'adj'afllitogand pref erably at a lower level than the point or'- to the delivery mechanism without i'mpact. A

In the preferred embodiment of the invention this device'takes the form of a transfer plate 1 carried by the arms 2 and adapted to be swung from an elevated position in proximity to the clamps 3 of the conveyer 4 of the book coverin machine 5;. and in which 'books are receivedfrom the clamps1 to a lowered'position, in which the books are delivered to the delivery conveyers indicated generally at 6. The transfer plate 1 is preferably of such a length that it lwill senye to simultaneously transfer a plurality of books, in this instance four,` from the main book conveyer 4 .to the delivery conveyers 6.

.The delivery conveyers 6 are preferably of the endlessv carrier type and are'made up of links 7 each of which has projectin outwardly at right angle'stlierefrom a b ade 8 adapted to hold thebooks in an upright position as they are conveyed away fromthe machine. T e conveyers 6 are-simultaneously and. intermittently driven and are arranged to dwell after each step eachV with a link in positionl to receive a book from the clamp 3 of the main conveyer 4, this'position of the parts'being indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The relative operation of the three mainf operating parts, that is, the book covering machine conveyor 4, the transferring meniber 1, and the delivery conveyers 6, is so timed and coordinated that the transferring member makes one completecycle of movement while the main conveyer 4 is carrying the direction o y movementoflthe--a'rrns 2 is v u u tlieaction ofV ins-mounted -on a drive shaft i carried from the position slightly beneath four books into position to be delivered to the transferring member. Also during each cycle of operation the four delivery conveyers 6 are moved one step thus advancing the four books last transferred thereto and bringing the next links into position to receive books in their turn.

Preferably the main book conveyer 4 is continuously driven and in order to transfer the books from the clamps to the-transferring member 1 means are provided for moving the books and the transferring member in unison at the position in which the transferring operation takes place. In order to -eiect this', when the transfer-ring member is elevated from its lowered position shown in Fig. 4, it is carried from the book receiving osition indicated in Fig. v2 to' the positionindicated. in Fi 5. At-this latter position rsed andfjthef; transferringinember 1 is the books to the positio'n whe're it engages the books inFig. 2. At thesame time the sitions parallelin the same speed as the transferring member,

and there is consequently no shock imparted to the books by the transfer.

When the books 10 are brought into position to be released by the clam s the freshly applied covers 11 are in opene position and are supported by .the rods 12 arranged in pothe path of travel of the books as shown in` Fig.'1 of the drawing.t The movement of the books downwardly through the bars '12 serves to close the cov-4 ers 11 up against the sides of the books as will -be evident. It will be seen'that the books will be carried for a considerable distanceinto the spaces betweenthe delivery 'conveyer blades 8 before the upper edges move downwardl out of contact -withthe guide rails 12. his combined with the inertia of the books retains them in-their up- When the books lare carried downwardly with the movement of the transferring member they are brought to the level of the upper carr ing stretch of the delivery conveyers as s own in Fig. 4. With the books in this position the conveyers are given a forivard step and the books are moved outwardly oil the transferrin member 1 leaving the member free for -t e'followin u ward movementf Cut out portions 13 in t e transferring member ermit the conveyer. blades 8 to pass theret rough into book engaging position as can be seen in the plan view ofthe delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 3.

The transfer member 1 is provided with` downwardly extending ard plates 14 adapted in the elevated position of the transferrin member-indicated inFi litp prevent t ieoverhanging edges of t c lett-drs of the book last deposited from falliilgaover into the path of the transferring member 1: in its downward travel. The guard plates 14 .are -soshaped and located as to move in betweenthe individual conveyers of the delivery mechanism in the.loweredpo'sition-ofthe transferring member as is shown in Fig. 4. i'

Means are provided for operating tia clamp opening member 9; the transferring member .-1, and-tliefdelivery conveyer 6 by member 41 is moved into opening engagement with the clamp rollers 42 to open the mounted on the main drive shaft 40 of the l clamps whcn thc rock shaft. 16, carrying .the book covering machine. The proper Soaxms. 9 and the member 4l, is swung about qucnce of operation `of thej'urious p21-rtsi` 1s with glipnion gwhich pinion is mounted '.'of'f plurlityf'f loads'A ',intdpositon fior-falo mounted to t'urn on the shft 3i on whichAA device nouned. A ratchetv fixed to' th'e shaft 34 the driving-sprockets of the conveyors 6 are rod 32'and'tlicreby-.cnusc the puvl 36 to intermittently rotate m'tchcp '.35 `and the" tlm cam 17 will operate the olm'popcning vcy'rsone step. -Thc shaft 15is driv'en at rin required spoed th rouffhfthc gczirl38 fixed ihcreon :which v mcshcs; with pi and for-supporting it in axipright lios'tori.

of said book conveyer, and a movable device adjacent the delivery point of said book conveyer interni diste the two conveyors for engaging the back of a book substantially at the moment of its release from the clamp' and for transferring said book in an uprightosition with its back lowermost from the liook conveyer to the delivery conveyer.

3. A book covering machine comprising: a horizontally moving book conveyer having a. delivery point, clamps on said conveyer for clamping the sides of books to carry them 'in an upright position with their backs loweimost and exposed, a delivery conveyer, engaging the back of a book for` receiving and conveyin a book in an up'- right position with its ack lowermost, extending substa'ntially at right angles to said book conveyer and located below the delivery point thereof, means for opening a clamp to release a -book at the delivery point of said book conveyer, and a movable device adjacent the point of said book conveyer intermediate the two conveyers, said device including a support en aging the .back of a book substantially at t e moment, of its release from the clamp to hold it in -an upright position, and means for moving said support in the same direction as the conveyer atthe moment of transfer of the book and for thereafter gradually bringing the book to a state of rest.

4. A book covering machine comprising: a horizontally moving book conveyer having a delivery point, clamps on said conveyer forclainping the sides of books to carry them in an upright position with their backs lowermost and exposed, a delivery conveyer, engaging the back of a book for receiving and conveyin a book in an upright position with its ack loweimost, ex tending substantially at right angles to saidA book conveyer and located below the delivery point thereof, means for opening' a clamp to release a book at the delivery point 'i of said book conveyer, and a movable device adjacent the delivery point of said book conveyer intermediate the two conveyors, said device including a support engaging the back of a book substantially at the moment .of its release from the clamp to hold it in an upright position, and means for moving said support in the same direction as the con-V veyer at the moment of transfer of the book and downwardly into a lower plane.

5. A book covering machine coniprising:VA a book conveyer having a delivery point, clamps on lsaid book conveyeri for clampi ing' the sides of the books to carry them in an upright position with their backs low; ermost and exposed, means for opening a cla-mp at the delivery point of book veyera delivery conveyerbclow said conveyer adapted to receive a Vfor movin c0n unison Wil; book book in an 1 conveyer, and means for moving said .shelfl with its cut out portion into straddling position with respect to the delivery coni veyer to place the book with its back lower most on said delivery conve 6r.

(i. A book covering mac ine including: a horizontally disposed book conveyer having a delivery point, clamps on.said conveyer for clamping the sides of books to carry them in anupright position with their backs lowerniost and exposed, means for opening a ,clamp at the delivery point of said conveyer, a horizontal shelf vat said delivery point to engage the back of'a book delivered by the clamp and to hold said bookA in an upright position, rockingv arms connected to each other and to 4theV shelf to have a parallel motion supporting said shelf at all times in a horizontal position, and means for roc-king said arms in unison.- 7. A bookcovering machine comprising: a continuously mvingbook conveyer including book holding clamps, a movable cam operated at intervals to open a plurality of said clamps to release a vplurality of books, and means for delivering the pllurality of books received from said clamps. 8. A book covering machine comprising, a. movable book conveyer having' clamps supporting a book in an upright position with its back lowermost, a. delivery conveyer in a plane different from that of the book conveyer, supportingA means which when in book receiving position moves substantially in the plane of the back of the veyer, and substantially at the same speed and' in the same direction as the book con-l.

veyer, means for opening a clamp thereby releasing a book from the book conveyer when said supporting means is in book receiving position, and means for moving said supporting means into the plane of the delivery conveyer.

9. 'A book covering machine comprising, a, movable 'book conveyer having clamps sil'pportino a book in ,an upright position with its back lowermos't, a'delvery con veyer in la plane different fromthat of the book conveyer, a support for en aging with the back of theL book when sai su port is substantially in the plane of thebac book carried bythe book conve er, means for opening a l@lamp thereby re easing. the

fof the book from thebook conveyer when the support is in book receiving position, and means and ,in the ,same direction as thev movement 'of the book Iconveyer and upright position with its back loweirnost,fl,tlie plane of the delivery conveyer,

V125 the support substantially in 10. A. book covering machine comprising, a continuously moving book conveyer 1ncluding clamps to carry books in an upright POitionia plurality f dliYely Comeyers means r opening the clamps to release books from the book con eyer, at interyals of 4such length that a plurality'of books are carried bythe book conveyer into releasing position, and means for simultaneously transferrin the plurality of released hoo-ks in an.uprig veyers. l

l1. A. book covering machine comprising, a continuously moving conveyer including book holding clumps, a plurality of delivery conveycrs, means for simultaneously opent position to the cleliveryeon-V ing a plurality of said clamps to `release the books therefrom, and means for simultaneously transferring the released books to the delivery conveyers.

12. A book covering machine comprising', u bookconveyer including: book holding clamps fory supporting' books in an uprigl'it position, means for simultaneously'opening u plurality of said clamps to release the hooks therefrom, and means for delivering said books simultaneously in an upright position.

Signed atV New York city, in the county 0f New York and Stato of New York this 25th day of October A. D. 1916` .CHARLES A. J UENGST. 

